Luo Binwang Park

　　This is a historical and cultural park dedicated to commemorating Luo Binwang, a famous poet from Yiwu in the Tang Dynasty. The park is situated on Zhongcheng Middle Road, in the area where the young Luo Binwang is said to have composed his famous "Ode to the Goose" at the age of seven. At the park’s entrance stands an imitation Tang-style memorial archway and screen wall.

　　The entire park is designed based on the life experiences of Luo Binwang, with natural landscapes as its main feature. It consists of six scenic areas: Resolute Integrity, Ode to the Goose, Cold Wind and Water, White Cloud Retreat, and Secluded Cloud Forest Dwelling. These areas collectively showcase the life of this extraordinary poet — a man of brilliant talent, noble character, a bumpy official career, and a heroic yet tragic fate.

　　Luo Binwang (619–circa 687), courtesy name Guanguang, was a native of Wuzhou Yiwu (present-day Yiwu, Zhejiang) in the Tang Dynasty. Even in his childhood, he displayed exceptional intelligence and remarkable wit. At the age of seven, he composed the poem "Ode to the Goose" inspired by his surroundings, which quickly became widely known in his hometown and earned him the title of child prodigy. In his later years, he participated in the rebellion led by Xu Jingye in Yangzhou and wrote the famous "Proclamation Against Empress Wu."

　　As one of the “Four Eminent Scholars of Early Tang,” Luo Binwang contributed to cleansing the decadent literary trends of the Six Dynasties, reforming the ornate poetic style of early Tang, and paving the way for the flourishing literary scene of the Tang Dynasty. As a result, he became an influential figure in the history of Chinese literature and has long been celebrated. He was a prolific writer, a gifted poet and author, as well as a minor official with great political aspirations who remained unrecognized for much of his life.